Living proof that you don't have to hunt for a great wallpaper to build a sharp-looking desktop, Flickr user Jonathan F Miller took his own photo, added a little Rainmeter magic, and came out with a desktop that's informative, lets him monitor his system's health, and keeps the widgets out of the way.

If you're interested in bringing the same look to your Windows desktop, here's what you'll need.

The wallpaper, photographed and property of Jonathan Miller, who also created the desktop.

That's all there is to this one. If you're familiar with rainmeter already, this will be a snap. If not, head over to our guide to getting started with Rainmeter for tips to make this desktop your desktop. Don't forget to drop by Jonathan's Flickr page to let him know how much you like his work—and his photograph!

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Do you have a great, beautifully productive desktop of your own that you'd like to share? Go ahead and post it to the Lifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr Group with a description of how you made it and it may be the next featured desktop!